Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-19
THE WEIGH TRAINING SCHOOL

THE WEIGH TRAINING SCHOOL Said to be Unable to Supply the City's
 Demand for New Teachers-An Inter-
 estiMg Discussion at the Meeting @f
 tho Board of Education-A Floating
 Teacher to be Employed From cut Of
 Town-No Teacher Available in the
 City-A Question as to Whether the
 Training School Ought to be Used for
 other PurPoses-Other Matters Before
 the Board.
 After routine business had been transacted at the meeting of the board of education last evening Chairman Plunkett of the committee on schools reported that the committee would recommend the hiring of an additional teacher at salary not exceeding $500 per annum to be known a floating teacher. Chairman Plunkett stated that the commit tee would probably select some active teacher from out of town, as there are none at home. He thought it likely that selection might be made from the State Normal school. The teacher so selected would be put into the Ce- dar street school in the place now vacant by Miss Welch's illness. The proposition caused much comment and discussion among the members of the board.
 MT. Dutten-On the average the training school does not supply enough of teachers It turns out about twenty graduates annual ly. Am in favor of employing home teach CTS if they can be procured.
 Mr. Strong-Of what earthly use is this l treining school if we can't get enough teach CTS from our own schools from it; why, we'd I better be putting it to some other use. Mr. Graves-Here is teacher wanted in l the Cedar school and as see it there are no | teachers available at home, so we must of ne- cessity go out of town for one. MT. Bennett can hardly see the policy of this discrimination. Are there not teach CTS enough in this city and competent ones | who can be obtained? Why this going out of town constantly?
 MT. OBrien-What place is there vacant for the new teacher if Miss Welch is en- abled to return to her duties in few weeks! MT. Plunkett-There is none mapped out at present, although in all probability one could be easily found.
 Mr. O'Brien-I thought there necessarily must be next place when Miss Welch came back.
 MT. Plunkett-It wouldn't follow that she would bs put in the Cedar schools va cancy.
 MT. Dutton-We have been short of teach CTS for year. In the Cedar stre ct school we have drawn out teachers so that only one was left in a room. And the ones left were very weak, as weak as dish water. We
  however. If we have to place teachers not fully fedged, the school and children will necessarily suffer. We have tried to act on the principle of not employing any out of town teacher, when we could get teachers fitted for the work at home.
 Mir. Bennett-Do you think, MT. Dutton, it is necessary in this case to go out of the city! Can you think of any in the city who would be competent enougha
 MT. Dutton-I have book in which l re- cord all names of applicants. l don't think of any persons in New Haven who are want ing position that would be any help to me. have however. one applicant, who is not really city teacher, but who might answer the purpose. As to the training school not turning out enough teachers, why, of course, it depends altogether on our graduates from the High school.
 MT. Bennett-I understand that it is the general impression that there is no of applying for teachership unless the appi cant is a graduate of the training school.
 MT. Plunkett-That is the rule, and it would be we'll to have it better understood.
 MT. O'Brien-This will make the third out of town teacher employed within short time.
 After further discussion Mir. O'Brien moved that the recommendation of the com nittee be adopted and it was voted with out dissenting voice, and New Haven will now have 8 institution of ex-Senator Plunkett's christening, floating teacher"
 The total expense of the public schools for the month of February was $20, ,975. 12
 designations from teachers were read and tabled as follows: Miss Fannie w. Hallett of the Cedar street school, Nora A. Russell of the German English, and Lillian G. Burwell of the North Quinnipiac street school. The salary of Miss Ford of room 1, Carlisle street school, was voted raised from $550 to $500 on recommendation of the school committee for the balance of the year. Miss Ford is required to do double duty at present. The principal of the High school was given leave to award prizes in penmsnship to the graduating class; the awarding to be under the supervi- sion of the committee on schools. It was voted on recommendation of the committee that sewing be continued up as high as grade in the schools where it is practiced. The making of the tax list was voted left to the finance committee. Major H. H. Strong was appointed permanent member of the finance | committee. Mise Cromwell of the High l school in @ communication to the board l stated that her health was improving. A letter of resignation handed in at the last meeting was referred back to the committee l on schools. Plans of new outhouses for the l Edwards street school drawn by Architect l Robinson were shown. The cost of them | would be $1 ,675 It is said that new closets l for this school are a necessity. The matter | was laid over to the next meeting for action. ]
 ssEkey" Harten stein Taken Ell.
 "Ikey' Hartenstein of the secondhand | on Chapel street last night just before | twelve o'clock and fell to the sidewalk. He | was taken into Apothecaries' Hall, and was | removed to his home on Grand | avenue.